Project name – Cross Border Cooperation for Sustainable Management of Lake Areas in Kurzeme and Lithuania
Project acronym – Lakes for Future
Project objective – to promote sustainable management and conservation of nature resources in lakes and its basin areas in Kurzeme region and Lithuania cross-border area.
Project has 3 sub-objectives:
1. To develop the infrastructure for the management and protection of nature resources in order to prevent possible threats and improve accessibility to lakes.
2. To ensure exchange of experience between different actors and stakeholders involved in management of lakes, as well to provide decision makers with actual information and data on state of environment in lakes and its basins in cross-border area.
3. To promote public involvement and information about protection and management of lake areas and disseminate the results of the Project.
Lead Partner – Kurzeme Planning Region
Project Partner 2 – Council of Liepaja City
Project Partner 3 – Municipality of Saldus
Project Partner 4 – Council of Durbe Municipality
Project Partner 5 – Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre
Project Partner 6 – Municipality of Talsi
Project Partner 7 – Municipality of Kuldiga
Project Partner 8– Klaipėda University (CORPI)
Project Partner 9 – Directorate of Biržai Regional Park
Project Partner 10 – Directorate of Tytuvėnai Regional Park
Project Partner 11 – Directorate of Žemaitija National Park
Project Partner 12 – Municipality of Mersrags
Contact person in Directorate of Žemaitija National Park: Project coordinator E.Lydienė edita.lydiene@zemaitijosnp.lt
Project duration 28 months (2012-04-02 till 2014-08-01)
Total eligible Project budget: 1 012 554,14 EUR
